September 26, 2022
This week Bronya and Sammie are very excited to speak to world renowned patissier Eric Lanlard. After baking in the French Navy he came to London to learn English and never left.
He has many TV appearances to his name, as well as 8 books, and regularly teaches at his South London Boutique Bakery and School, Cake Boy. He is still very passionate about his craft and is always looking for new and exciting flavours.
We chat to him ahead of his appearance at the Cake and Bake Show in October where he's hosting 3 demonstrations as well as developing 8 pastries for his Cake Boy Cocktail and Cake Parlour.
Tickets to The Cake and Bake Show are just £10 by following this link: https://bit.ly/CABPODCAST
September 19, 2022
In this episode Sammie and Bronya chat to sugar flower expert Miriam Pearson.
Miriam has been making cakes professionally for over 20 years, and competing for much longer. She has lots of hints and tips to share when using showing sugar flowers.
She also has her amazing Sugar Flower Club for just 25 euros a year, where you can learn a new flower each month.
She is very giving with her knowledge and as Sammie said a voice like 'Blue Velvet', which makes this episode a great listen!
September 12, 2022
New Term vibes because we have a new intro, a new format and lots of new things coming up.
This episode we chat about our summers, catching up with all the things we've been up to. Sammie tells us all about the making and construction of her biggest wedding cake yet - it even had it's own gazebo, and Bronya talks about her last ever wedding cake.
September 5, 2022
Today Bronya and Sammie talk to someone with a different perspective on the cake industry, and that is Henry from LissieLou.
A family run business LissieLou produce modern cake decorating tools and supplies, as well have have their own school both in person and online. Henry talks about how they develop LissieLou's innovative cake products, their brand ambassadors, the cake school and how they bring their brand to the large cake shows that are coming up in the next couple of months.
It's a fascinating insight into a different side of our business.
August 22, 2022
Bronya and Sammie were ridiculously excited to chat to international cake artist, and Disney Foodtastic Judge Chef Benny Rivera.
From financial analyst to cake master, Benny has one an incredibly interesting story to tell. He explains how he got into cake making, how he had to give up the day job once his bakery became too busy, how his Manhattan Bakery and Store is run, and chats about behind the scenes on Disney's Foodtastic.
This is one you're not going to want to miss!!
August 8, 2022
Today we chat to Avalon from Avalon cakes who has so much going on in her business. Not only is she an internationally renowned cake artist, she also runs an online Cake School and designs and sells the Cake and Cookie Planner! She is coming to Cake International this year with the Sugar Screams Collaboration, where they will displaying their Haunted House.
She was also very generous to offer our listeners their first months premium membership to her Cake School for just $1 by using the Coupon Code DAISY22. Go to https://avaloncakesschool.com/
Full details can be found in our shownotes at: https://www.daisycakecompany.co.uk
July 25, 2022
This episode Bronya and Sammie are super excited to chat to Cake Artist Karen Portaleo. We chat about her career, her TV appearances, her teaching and the amazing products she has bought to the market that help other food artists bring colour to their work.
Sponsors for this episode are CreativeCakeDesign.com To enjoy a limited offer of 1 years Premium Access to Creative Cake Design for just $2 (usually $59) head to https://Go.CreativeCakeDesign.com/DCC where the discount will automatically be added.
July 11, 2022
This episode is super chatty as Bronya and Sammie tell you the 5 things they love and dislike about running a cake business. It's a light hearted chat about the things that get them up in the morning, and the things they'd rather someone else did for them
We'd love to hear what your loves and dislikes are so please get in touch!
Sponsors for this episode are CreativeCakeDesign.com To enjoy a limited offer of 1 years Premium Access to Creative Cake Design for just $2 (usually $59) head to https://Go.CreativeCakeDesign.com/DCC where the discount will automatically be added.
June 27, 2022
In this episode we open the floor to your questions. We asked on Instagram if you had any questions for us and we did our best to answer then from our own experiences.
Sponsors for this episode are CreativeCakeDesign.com To enjoy a limited offer of 1 years Premium Access to Creative Cake Design for just $2 (usually $59) head to https://Go.CreativeCakeDesign.com/DCC where the discount will automatically be added.
June 13, 2022
In this time of rising prices, we need to be extra careful with the costs involved in running a cake business. Whilst it's essential to raise your prices to accommodate for the rising costs, there is a concern that you'll price yourself out of the market. In this episode we chat about ways you can keep the day to day running costs of your business low, so you don't feel the squeeze quite so much.
Sponsors for this episode are CreativeCakeDesign.com To enjoy a limited offer of 1 years Premium Access to Creative Cake Design for just $2 (usually $59) head to https://Go.CreativeCakeDesign.com/DCC where the discount will automatically be added.
Full Shownotes can be found at https://daisycakecompany.co.uk/the-business-of-cake-making-podcast/
